Innis Cunningham wrote: > Hi All > > > Josh Babcock writes >> Jeremy Santizo wrote: >>> can anyone tell me what's pitot heat and if that reallly work on planes? >> Where can I find the procedures for programing the cessna 172's NAV panel >> (in the 2D panel model)? >> Pitot heat prevents pitot tube icing in icing conditions. If that were >> to happen, the air speed indicator would cease functioning. > > More serious than cease to function.It starts to work as an altimetre.I.E > the higher you > fly the faster you appear to go.Resulted in the loss of a 727 some years > back.Also resulted > in the loss of a commercial jet liner,cant remember what type,when the > static ports were > left taped over after aircraft cleaning.Dont know if the loss of pitot or > static is modelled > in FG >
Ah, another reason to have an AoA readout. Those carrier pilots know where it's at. Josh ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
